NOUN | plant | Laurus nobilis, true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree | small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking |
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Meaning | small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors / victors. | |
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Synonyms | true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree | |
Member of | Laurus, genus Laurus | small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves |
Parts | bay leaf | dried leaf of the bay laurel |
Broader | laurel | Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family |
Spanish | laurel | |
Catalan | Laurus nobilis, llorer |
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